#Americans #Blacks
I will take you heart. I will take your soul out of your… As though I were God. I will not be satisfied With the touch of your hand
We passed their graves: The dead men there, Winners or losers, Did not care. In the dark
Being walkers with the dawn and mo… Walkers with the sun and morning, We are not afraid of night, Nor days of gloom, Nor darkness—
I look at the world From awakening eyes in a black fac… And this is what I see: This fenced—off narrow space Assigned to me.
Children, I come back today To tell you a story of the long da… That I had to climb, that I had t… In order that the race might live… Look at my face —dark as the night…
It would be nice In any case, To someday meet you Face to face Walking down
My name is Johnson— Madam Alberta K. The Madam stands for business. I’m smart that way. I had a
It’s such a Bore Being always Poor.
I am your son, white man! Georgia dusk And the turpentine woods. One of the pillars of the temple f… You are my son!
I woke up this mornin’ ’Bout half-past three. All the womens in town Was gathered round me. Sweet gals was a-moanin’,
Only dumb guys fight. If I wasn’t dumb I wouldn’t be fightin’. I could make six dollars a day On the docks
Gather quickly Out of darkness All the songs you know And throw them at the sun Before they melt
Tell all my mourners To mourn in red — Cause there ain’t no sense In my bein’ dead.
The night is beautiful, So the faces of my people. The stars are beautiful, So the eyes of my people. Beautiful, also, is the sun.
I play it cool I dig all jive. That's the reason I stay alive. My motto